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A Soviet spacecraft is just about to crash into Earth

Failed Soviet Venus probe Kosmos 482 is expected to fall to Earth tonight, but when and where? Here's what we know

It's still quite uncertain just where and when the craft will fall, although it is expected to reenter around 2:26 am ET on May 10 +/- 4.35 hours.

NPR · 3h

A Soviet-era space probe crashed back to Earth after more than 50 years in orbit

Kosmos 482 rocketed into space in 1972 on a quest to reach Venus, but its journey was scuttled by an apparent engine malfunction.

USA TODAY on MSN · 2d

Soviet spacecraft Cosmos 482 crashes without incident into Indian Ocean

Cosmos 482, launched into space by the Soviet Union in 1972 with a destination of Venus, malfunctioned and has been in Earth's orbit since.

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Kosmos 482: Out-of-control Russian spacecraft probably just fell to Earth, experts say

An out-of-control Russian spacecraft has probably plummeted to Earth, after 53 years stuck in orbit, experts say. In recent ...

No, Kosmos-482 didn’t land on anyone’s head

A spacecraft that's been hanging around in orbit after a botched launch more than half a century ago has finally crashed back ...

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Kosmos 482 Already Crashed Into Earth? Here's What The European Space Agency Clarifies

According to CNN, Cosmos 482 is expected to reenter Earth’s atmosphere sometime between 10 p.m. ET on Friday and 6:30 a.m. ET ...

Welcome home, Kosmos 482.

Humanity lives to fight another day after the failed Soviet lander re-entered our atmosphere at 2:24AM ET on Saturday before harmlessly splashing down in the Indian Ocean west of Jakarta, Indonesia, ...

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